Line 8 (Beijing Subway) Explained

Other Name:M8 (planned name)
Olympic Branch Line (for to Section)
Type:Rapid transit
System:Beijing Subway
Status:Operational
Locale:Dongcheng, Chaoyang, Haidian, and Changping districts
Beijing
Start: -
Stations:35 (34 in operation)
Daily Ridership:303,100 (2014 Avg.)[1]
431,000 (2014 Peak)[2]
Operator:Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character:Underground & Elevated
Depot:Pingxifu, Yinghai
Stock:6-car Type B (SFM12, SFM42)
Linelength:49.5km (30.8miles)
Electrification: third rail
Speed:80km/h
Map State:collapsed

Line 8 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It sits on the central axis of Beijing. Line 8's color is

green. It is 49.5km (30.8miles) in length with 35 stations (34 in operation). The most recent extension is the central section from to, opened on 31 December 2021.

Route

North Section

In the north, Line 8 begins at on the Changping Line and heads east to Huilongguan Residential Area and then south through the Line 13 arc at, to the station on Line 15. The line enters the Line 10 loop at and then the Line 2 loop at before reaching on Line 6, and then to .

Apart from the Zhuxinzhuang station and an 1.73NaN3 section of elevated track leading therefrom, the entire line runs underground.

Central Section

Three stations (and) on the central section opened on 31 December 2021.

South Section

The south section of Line 8, from Zhushikou to Yinghai, is long and has a elevated section. All stations are underground, except for Demao and Yinghai stations, which are elevated.

Stations

Station NameConnectionsNearby Bus StopsDistance
[3]
Location
0.0000.000Changping
2.3182.318
1.9854.303
2.0566.359

1.1147.473
1.8949.367Changping / Haidian
1.54310.910Haidian
1.04111.951
2.55314.504Chaoyang
2.55517.059
1.01618.075
1.66719.742
0.90020.642
1.01821.660Xicheng / Chaoyang
1.27422.934Dongcheng
1.08324.017Dongcheng / Xicheng
1.18825.205
0.90226.107Dongcheng
1.43727.544
0.87328.417
0.76229.179
1.85731.036
1.08532.121Dongcheng / Xicheng
0.88133.002
1.80034.802Dongcheng
0.74135.543
0.84536.388Fengtai
1.67838.066
2.44640.512
1.53742.049
1.21543.264
1.68444.948Daxing
2.07647.024
1.51048.534

History

Line 8 has been planned and built in several phases.

Phase I (Olympic Branch Line)

Line 8 was planned as the subway line that follows Beijing's central north–south axis.[4] [5] The first section of Line 8 to be built was the four-station segment from Beitucheng to, 4.353NaN3 in length, that serves the Olympic Green. This section was included in Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was awarded to the city in 2001. Originally, Beijing's subway planners also considered building a subway extension line off of Line 13 or Line 5 to serve the Olympic Green but ultimately chose to build Line 8 as a branch off of Line 10.[6] Construction began in 2004.[7] With other Olympic venues also under construction, Phase I of Line 8 was built using the cut-and-cover method to reduce the difficulty of construction.[8] The Olympic Branch Line, as Line 8 Phase I was known, entered into operation together with Line 10 on July 19, 2008. It serves the Olympic Green, located due north of the city centre, during the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Phase I only included 4 stations. Access was originally restricted to riders with an Olympic Register Card or a ticket to an event at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games on the day of the event. In early October 2008, the line was fully opened to the public.

Phase II

On December 8, 2007, while Phase I of Line 8 was still under construction, work began on Phase II to extend Line 8 in both directions along the city's north–south central axis.[9] In Phase II was estimated to cost ¥10.1 billion and was scheduled to be completed by 2012.[10] [11]

Northern extension to Huilongguan Dongdajie

The northern extension to Huilongguan Dongdajie, 10.73NaN3 in length with 6 stations, extended Line 8 from the South Gate of Forest Park to Huilongguan Dongdajie in Changping District beyond the Line 13 arc. Land clearing for Phase II began in December 2007.[12] Tunnel boring machines began work on October 16, 2009.[13] In the fall of 2011, the entire Line 8 shut down and the entire line including the Phase II northern extension reopened on December 31, 2011.

The Lincuiqiao station, just west of the Olympic Forest Park, was originally planned as an emergency stop, but was added at the behest of nearby residents and their municipal people's congress representative, Tian Yuan, who argued that the 5.13NaN3 gap between South Gate of Forest Park and Yongtaizhuang made subway access inconvenient for residents along Lincui Road.[14] Lincuiqiao was officially added as a station to Phase II plans in December 2008.

Southern extension to Guloudajie

The southern extension to Guloudajie, 3.28km (02.04miles) in length, opened on December 30, 2012. Travel time from Huilongguan to the Second Ring Road was reduced by a half-hour.[15] Daily ridership reached 203,000 in March 2013.[16]

Phase II sections opened at the end of 2013

On December 28, 2013, Line 8 reached 26.614km (16.537miles) in length with the opening of the Changping-Line 8 Connector and the southern extension to Nanluoguxiang.[17]

Changping-Line 8 Connector

The Changping-Line 8 Connector, also known as the Changba Connector Line (昌八联络线) or Changba Connector, is a 6.3adj=midNaNadj=mid extension of Line 8 from Huilongguan Dongdajie to Zhuxinzhuang on the Changping Line.[18] The Changba Connector contains three stations: Pingxifu, Yuzhilu and Zhuxinzhuang, and forms the northernmost section of Line 8. The Changba Connector was designed to alleviate passenger traffic on Line 13 by allowing Changping Line riders heading to destinations in eastern Beijing to switch to Line 8 at Zhuxingzhuang instead of transferring to Line 13 at Xi'erqi. The connector was built from April 2011 to September 2013 and entered operation at the end of 2013.[17]

Southern extension to Nanluoguxiang

South of Guloudajie, Line 8 was extended a further 2.16km (01.34miles) through station to station on December 28, 2013.[19]

Phase II southern extension to National Art Museum

The one-station extension from Nanluoguxiang to National Art Museum was opened on 30 December 2018.[20] [21]

Phase III & IV

In Phase III & IV, Line 8 will be extended further south from the National Art Museum through Qianmen and Yongdingmen to beyond the southern 5th Ring Road. The line will veer to the east of the central axis to avoid passing under the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square, before returning to the central axis alignment at Qianmen.

Planning began in 2009.[22] Plans of Line 8 in Phase III & IV showed 16 stations for 21km (13miles).[23] Phase III includes 14 stations and Phase IV includes 2 stations, Demao and Yinghai. Phase III was scheduled to be built by 2015[24] but the commencement of construction was not set to begin until October 2013.[25] The section from to started construction in November 2016.

On 30 December 2018, the southernmost section of Phase III, and Phase IV, from Zhushikou to Yinghai was opened (12 stations were opened, Dahongmen was not opened).

The section between and, which includes 3 stations (Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing and) opened on 31 December 2021.[26]

Future Development

Through service with Changping line

Through service between Line 8 and Changping line via Zhuxinzhuang station is under planning.[27] [28]

Southern extension

A further southern extension from to the China-Japan Innovation Cooperation Demonstration Zone is under planning.[29] The extension is entirely in Daxing District of Beijing.

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Forest Park South Gate — Beitucheng19 July 20083.5832NaN23Phase 1 (Olympic Branch line)
Olympic Sports Center10 October 2008Infill station1
Huilongguan Dongdajie — Forest Park South Gate31 December 201110.72NaN26Phase 2 (northern section)
Beitucheng — Gulou Dajie30 December 20123.3752NaN22Phase 2 (1st southern section)
Gulou Dajie — Nanluogu Xiang28 December 20132.092NaN22Phase 2 (2nd southern section)
Zhuxinzhuang — Huilongguan Dongdajie6.3592NaN23Changping & Line 8 connector project
Andeli Beijie26 December 2015Infill station1
Nanluogu Xiang — National Art Museum30 December 20181.882NaN2[30] 1Phase 2 (3rd southern section)
Zhushikou — Yinghai16.42NaN212Phase 3 (southern section) & Phase 4
National Art Museum — Zhushikou31 December 20214.32NaN2[31] 3Phase 3 (northern section)

Rolling Stock

During the Olympics Line 8 borrowed DKZ15 trains from Line 10; after the opening of the first sections of Phase II new CSR Sifang Locomotive SFM12 trains dedicated to Line 8 were rolled out.[32]

ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltAmount in ServiceFleet NumbersDepot
SFM12CRRC Qingdao Sifang
Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment
20104008 001–08 040Pingxifu
Yinghai
SFM4220197208 041–08 112

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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